Oil-can



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Pamnd Mar. 22,1921.

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s, F. HuMPHmivs. OIL GIAN. APUCATIUN FILED HAY I3f1920.`

Patented Mar.y 22, 1921 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE.

BENJAMIN IFzHUMPHREYS, OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

OIL-UANL Specification `of Letters Patent.`

Patented Mar. 22 1921.

Application" hier may 13, 192,0. serial No. seigle?.

` To all whom Muay commet.' f

Be it known that'il, BENJAMIN F. HUM- rHRnYs, a citizen ot `the United States, residing at Fresno, in thel county of Fresno and State ol Calilornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans, ot which the following 4is va specification.

My invention relates to improvements in oil cans embodying an inclosed body portion provided with an upwardly projecting spout Jfor conducting oilco`nta1ned`in the can to oil ports, bearings and the like, of mechanical devices that `it may be `desired to lubricate, the bottom ol2 ythe can being flexible and` deflectable Ainwardly against the tension of itself for compress* ing the contents oi the can tor ejecting sarne through its spout.

One of the'objects of the invention "is to providel an exterior-ly operatively delecting" the bottom.

A further object is to provide a spring stopper for normally supported valve mor preventing oil contained entering the spout.

A still further object is to provide a flat spring underlying the Abottom et the can and in the y can `from cooperating therewith for moving the lever in a direction toward its normal position.`

the device as depicted inthe aforesaid ligure.

Fg. 3 is a view on line A--A, Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a cross section on line C-C, Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 1s a cross section through the handle, on line B-B, Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 shows a blank stamping ot sheet metal, of clamping means adapted to encircle the body of the can.

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the de vice.

Fig. 8 is a sectional Fig. 1.

view on line DMD,

` disposed lever for 9 is a plan view of 1the spring disposed against "th'ebottorn ofthe can.

Referringnow to the drawings detail,` throughout which lrke reference characters indicate like partsy i The numeral 1 designates the" cylindrical body portion of anoil canprovided with the usual spout, designate"d"A `bythe numeral 2.

The spout 2 is conical iii torniland provided at its lower e1id`witlra'-stationary valve member' 3, which has a Avertical central opening l terminating `at its upper end in a valve-seat 5.

6 designatesa valvell'iead seatable in? the valveseatand has rigidly secured thereto a valvester 7 `freely vertically movable in the opening 4: and1 extends from said valve` head downwardly, terminating in a lateral extension 8 adapted to seat upon thelbottorn of: the can or1 in close proximity thereto, when said' valve-head is in its" normal `or closed lpositio'lr. (See 'Figi 9 designates avcoil :spring encircling the stem 7' and confined against its tension be# tween the valve member 3 and the extension 8, the function oflsaid `spring being -to normally keep the valve closed1 against the passage of oil Lfromfthebody of the can to the spout.`

10 is a conioaltuberolled out `of sheet metal and `adapted to fittightly `upon the exterior of the spout Qintermediate its ends and has on one side a number of spaced apart/tubes or circular bands "11i The bands 11 are integral withthetube 10 and encircle and rigidly supportla lprobe or shatt 12, the upperendof thefprobe 12projeoting a distance abovethe free end of `thelspout 2, and its axis extending at a slight angle" with the axis` of tliospout, the function of the probe being to clean out openings through which it is desired to conduct oil emitted from the 'free end of the spout.

13 designates a sheet metal stamping (a blank stamping being shown in Fig. G), adapted tol encircle the body portion of the can and provided with lips 14: and 15 projectinga distance below its bottom, arms 16 provided with openings 17 and slots 18 in ears 18a.

After the stamping 13 has been shaped to i fit the body oft the can, it is intended that the arms 16 shall project outwardly therefrom and approximately parallel with each other and between them support a block 19 rigidly secured thereto by means of rivets 20, the arrangement of said arms and block being such as to form a handle for the can having an opening 21 extending from the top to the bottom thereof.

The ears 13a are adapted to over-lap as best illustrated in Fig. 7, so that the slots 1S will register with each other.

22 Ydesignates the vertical intermediate section, 2,3 the upper horizontally extending section, and 24 the lower horizontal section, of a lever 25 fulcrumed and supported by the slots 18 and extending movably through the opening '21.

The free end of the section 24 extends to the center of the bottom of the can and en gagesa fiat spring 26 which is confined bctween said can bottom and said free end.

The upper section 23 of the lever 25 is normally disposed a distance above the handle and movable relative thereto to oscillate the handle upon its pivotal point in the slots 18.

'Io operate my improved oil can, the can is inverted, when the probe 12 may be used for cleaning out an obstructed oil port, after which by moving the member 23 in a directiontoward the handle, it will cause the lever 25 to oscillate upon its point of fnlcrum in the slot 18, which will cause the free end of the member 24 to press against the spring 26 and the bottom of the can and deflect these membersinwardly thereby reducing thevolume ofthe interior of the can, in other words compressing the contents of the can, and at the same time causing the valvestem 7 to move longitudinally of itself against the tension of the coil spring 9 and to lift and open the valve 6, when the contents that may be contained in the can may pass intothe spout 2. Y

The spring 26 is adapted to assist the tension of the cans bottom in causing the lever 25,'to move back to its normal position after the can has been operated for oiling. It also is intended as a wear-piece to protect the bottom'of the can from excessive wear from Voperative contact with theend of the member 24.

It is to be understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention as described may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination with an oil can, ol a clamp encircling the body portion thereof, and a lever fulcrumed upon said clamp and engageable with the bottom of the can for operatively defiecting it.

2. The combination with an oil can, of a clamp encircling the body portion of the can, a handle for the can secured to said clamp, and a lever fulcrumed upon said clamp and having one end disposed alongone side of the handle and its other end disposed below the can and operatively engageable with the bottoni thereof for defiecting it when said first named end of the handle is moved in the proper direction.

3. The combination with an oil can, of means carried by the body portion of the can, a lever fulcrumed upon said means and having a portion disposed along one side of the handle and movable relative thereof, and a spring underlying the can and engaging the bottom thereof, one end of said lever operatively engageable with said spring l'or deflecting the bottom of the can when the other end of the handle is moved in the proper direction relative to the handle.

4. The combination with an oil can having a flexible bottom, of a spring lying against the lower sidel of said bottom, and a lever having' 'an intermediate portion fulcruined on the can and one of its free ends operatively engageable with said spring.

5. The combination with an oil can having a flexible bottom, of a spring disposed against the lower side of said bottom, means secured to the can, and a lever having an intermediate portion fulcrumed on said means and one end operatively engageablc with said spring.

In witness that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereunto signed my naine this 6th day of May, 1920.

BENJAMIN F. HIIMPHREYS. 

